In-Building Navigation Now Available on the COMARCO Seven.Five Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 Seven.Five Navigator is the First Dual Calling Module Test System With Inertial Navigation Noun 1. inertial navigation - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces inertial guidance steering, guidance, direction - the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the on Board, Making This the Only Product Capable of Precision GPS-Like Measurements in Buildings and Urban Canyons Seven.Five(TM) Navigator, from COMARCO (Nasdaq:CMRO CMRO Current Medical Research and Opinion (journal) CMRO Concerned Motorcycle Riders of Ohio CMRO Canadian Mud Racing Organization CMRO Certified Medical Review Officer CMRO Complex Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul ) Wireless Test Solutions, is the industry's first dual calling-module system with inertial navigation built in, providing extremely accurate in-building wireless test. The Seven.Five Navigator is lightweight, portable and battery powered, making it perfectly suited for evaluating network performance in-building or where pedestrian use is predominant. The Navigator provides a new level of QoS measurement in any location where cellular and Internet access See how to access the Internet. is important, even if GPS positioning cannot be used. The navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. uses a combination of silicon gyroscopes and accelerometers to measure the operator's stride, which determines the velocity vector. The axial rotation is also measured to determine the directional vector. The system automatically plots all cellular parameters with no need for operator intervention to identify his/her location. The Seven.Five Navigator calling modules are powered by dedicated single-board computers running Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , along with proprietary voice and video Quality of Service (QoS) algorithms, making this the only product capable of precision measurements from the perspective of the wireless subscriber. As with all members of the Seven.Five family, Navigator provides root-cause voice data for problems encountered while emulating the wireless subscribers. Launched by COMARCO, Inc. through its Wireless Test Solutions (WTS See Windows Terminal Server. ) group, in partnership with SwissQual AG of Zuchwil, Switzerland, Seven.Five Navigator will be used by infrastructure providers and cellular carriers worldwide, speeding network deployment and optimization, as well as benchmarking of the wireless infrastructure. Rich Set of Real-time Monitors Seven.Five Navigator offers a rich feature set of real-time monitors for in-field and replay analysis. Real-time moving maps, sophisticated data displays and voice alerts help to easily pinpoint problems. An integrated 12-channel GPS (global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ) receiver assures that Navigator utilizes very precise location information where GPS signals are available. "We built inertial navigation into the Seven.Five Navigator because the cellular carriers need a simple way of evaluating QoS in areas where GPS signals are not available," says Greg Maton, senior vice president of COMARCO. "This unique system can be used in or between large buildings using inertial navigation, and also in drive-test applications, using its built-in GPS positioning. We now have a system that can work in any environment as well as with any generation of wireless technology." The Seven.Five Navigator includes the Seven.Five Multi-Band, Multi-Technology RF Scanner: the most advanced and accurate scanner for field-test applications. It is capable of lightning-fast scans (over 3000 channels per second) in multiple frequency bands, with multiple technologies, doing DVCC DVCC Domestic Violence Coordinating Council DVCC Digital Verification Color Code (TDMA) DVCC Digital Video Compression Corporation (Universal City, California) , BSIC BSIC Base Station Identity Code BSIC Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce (French: Sahalian-Saharan Investment and Trade Bank) BSIC Base Station Identification Code BSIC Blind Spatial Interference Canceler and PN decoding simultaneously. The scanner offers full baseband decoding for UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. , GSM 850/900/1800/1900, EDGE, IS-136, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. . Pricing for Seven.Five Navigator starts at around $20,000(US). Availability is six to eight weeks from receipt of order. About COMARCO Based in Irvine, Calif., Comarco is a leading provider of wireless test solutions for field test applications, ChargeSource(R) universal mobile power products and wireless emergency call box systems. Comarco's industry-leading Seven.Five(TM) wireless test system for field test applications allows cellular telephone system operators to improve the quality of their cellular phone service through voice, video and data benchmarking and system optimization using advanced QoS algorithms and a unique multi-technology RF scanner. Seven.Five's open architecture supports both current cellular operating system technologies and the new 3G systems being implemented in international markets. Based on reported year-to-date sales data, ChargeSource is the largest selling line of products able to recharge and power a variety of mobile devices, including laptop computers, cellular telephones, digital cameras, PDAs and other handheld devices, through a single power source. In addition, Comarco's call box systems are in place on most major highway systems throughout the United States and are used by motorists to contact local authorities for rapid assistance. More information about Comarco's product lines can be found at www.comarco.com and www.chargesource.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, the impact of perceived or actual weakening of economic conditions on customers' and prospective customers' adoption of new wireless communications technologies, and, therefore, spending on our products and services; risks related to market acceptance of our products and our ability to meet contractual and technical product performance commitments with our customers; activities by us and others regarding protection of intellectual property; and competitors' release of competitive products and other actions. Further information on potential factors that could affect our financial results are included in risks detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including without limitation our annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended January 31, 2003 and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended October 31, 2003. Corporate Information Comarco Wireless Test Solutions is located at 2 Cromwell, Irvine, CA 92618-1816. The company can be found on the Web at www.comarco.com. Note to Editors: Digital images of the hardware, as well as screen captures are available upon request. |
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